Linda White (politician)

Linda White
Senator for Victoria
In office
1 July 2022 – 29 February 2024
Preceded byKim Carr
Succeeded byLisa Darmanin
Personal details
Born1959/1960[1]
Died29 February 2024 (aged 64)
Political partyLabor
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationSolicitor

Linda White (1959/1960 – 29 February 2024) was an Australian politician. She was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was elected to the Senate as the party's lead candidate in Victoria at the 2022 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 2022. She was a lawyer and trade unionist before entering politics, including serving as the assistant national secretary of the Australian Services Union (ASU) from 1995 till 2020.[2]

  1. ^ "Former unionist Linda White odds-on to replace Labor's outgoing Kim carr". The Australian. 27 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ ASU. "Statement on the Appointment of Emeline Gaske as new Assistant National Secretary of the ASU". www.asu.asn.au. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.